Improved folding chair



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER J. HARDY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEDY FOLDING CHAIR..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. L11,001, dated December22, 1863.

To all whom it may concern vBe it known that I, PETER J. HARDY, of thecity and State of New York, have inventcd, made, and applied to use acertain new and useful Improvement in Folding Chairs, and I do herebydeclare the following to be a vfull, clear, and exact description of mysaid invention, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making partof this specification, wierein- Figure l is a side view of my chair asin position for use, and Fig. 2 is a section of the saine.

- Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

The nature of my said invention consists in a folding seat attached to aflexible back, combined with folding legs and with a swinging hook thatretains the seat in position and causes the exible material of the backto remain under strain when the chair is open and unoccupied, andprevents too great strain upon the material of the back from the weightof the person sitting in said chair, and when desired said swinging hookcan be disconnected and the chair folded into a small compass.

In the drawings, ay are the legs, extending up and forming the frameforthe back. These are connected by the cross-piece b at their upper ends,and o is a cross-piece near the lower ends of a.. d are the rear legs ofthe chair, attached by the bolt or screw c to the legs a', and at whichpoint the legs swing in folding. j' is a cross piece or rail unitingthe. legs d near their lower ends.

The legs d extend up and form arms for the cannot slide apart or openfarther. These y (See Fig. 2.)

straps may be attached in a-ny convenient manner and become arm-rests.

The seat h is attached by and swings on the screws e, and is to beformed of a frame, either upholstered or caned, and the ilexible backiis attached around the back' edge of the seat and up the sides of a,and sustained at the top by the orosspiece b.

7c is a hook hung from the under side ofthe seat h, and taking thecrossrail o or a stud on the legs a to hold the front edge of the seatup, and thereby keep the flexible back t' under strain, and the hookalso prevents the seat tipping in either direction. Thereby the Weightof the person does not tend to stra-in the iexible back.

The chair will fold up when the hook lo is disconnected and occupy muchless space. One or two hooks, k, may be employed, as convenience maydictate.

Vh at I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. Attaching the flexible material forming the back of a folding chairto the rear edge of the seat., so that the act of unfolding the chairshall stretch the liexible material of said back, as specified.

2. A seat attached to the legs at the joint on which said legs fold, incombination with a movable hook or hooks that connect the seat to thefolding legs and retain it in position, as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this 30x h day ofOctober, A. D. 1863.

P. J. HARDY.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, CHAs. H. SMITH.

